If when you turn on your Windows 10 computer and it doesn’t start properly and you enter the BIOS / UEFI and you notice that the disc drive (HDD / SSD) does not appear or is not listed in the start menu, this message is intended to assist you. In this article, we will present some solutions that you can try to help you solve this problem so that you can have your computer up and running in no time.
The hard drive does not appear in the boot menu
If you are faced with the problem of The hard drive does not appear in the boot menu in Windows 10, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to fix the problem.
- Update or reinstall disk drive drivers
- Check the cable and USB port connection
- Initialize the disk drive
- Activate the USB port in the BIOS
Let us examine the description of the process involved in relation to each of the solutions listed.
1]Update or reinstall disk drive drivers
A damaged or outdated device driver may be the cause. In this case, you can try to update / reinstall the disk drive drivers and see if the issue is resolved or not.
If this solution does not solve the problem, you can try the following solution.
2]Check the cable and USB port connection
To use a disk drive with your computer, you must connect two different power cords. A SATA cable will be between the motherboard and the disk drive. The second SATA cable will be between the hard drive and SMPS or any other source, from where it can get power. If you make a mistake, your computer will not be able to detect the disc drive. You must also connect the SATA cable to the right port of the MOBO.
Thus, you may experience this problem if the HDD / SSD data cable becomes loose or if the USB port is dead. Here you can try changing another cable or changing another USB port to see if it can be detected.
3]Initialize the disk drive
When a disk drive is not initialized, you cannot save data to it and the BIOS cannot recognize the disk drive, which may be the cause of the problem. This problem often occurs on a new disk drive. In this case, you can try to initialize the disk drive and see if it helps.
4]Activate the USB port in the BIOS
You may experience the error if your drive is not successfully detected because the USB port is disabled in the BIOS. Some motherboard manufacturers disable unused BIOS ports by default. In this case, you will need to access BIOS setup to check its current state.
Note: The BIOS configuration varies from one motherboard to another. Check the documentation that came with your computer if you have trouble navigating the BIOS.
Once you’re in the BIOS environment and see that the USB port is disabled, follow these steps to enable it:
- Use the arrow key to select Advanced> Embedded devices or Integrated peripherals in the menu and press Enter.
- To select USB controller.
- Press + or – to change the setting on Activated.
- Then press F10 to activate the USB ports and exit the BIOS.
You can now restart your computer and see if it starts properly because the disk drive will now be listed in the start menu.
That’s it! I hope one of these solutions should work for you.